Journal: Molecular Medicine Reports
Article Title: MEK inhibitor enhanced the antitumor effect of oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil in MEK1 Q56P-mutant colorectal cancer cells
doi: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9730
Figure Lengend Snippet: Gene expression induced by U0126 combined with or without oxaliplatin/5-FU. (A) ERCC1 mRNA levels in SW48 cells were examined by RT-qPCR following treatment with U0126 and/or oxaliplatin. (B) TYMS mRNA levels in SW48 cells were examined by RT-qPCR following treatment with U0126 and/or 5-FU. The graph depicts the fold change in ERCC1/TYMS levels normalized to β-actin levels. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation. Western blot analysis results of (C) ERCC1 and (D) TYMS protein expression levels in cells treated with U0126 in combination with oxaliplatin or 5-FU, respectively. **P<0.01 vs. control group; ## P<0.01 vs. oxaliplatin/5-FU-treated group. 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil; ERCC1, excision repair cross-complementation group 1; TYMS, thymidylate synthase; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Article Snippet: Excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) rabbit polyclonal antibody (cat. no. 14586-1-AP) and TYMS rabbit polyclonal antibody (cat. no. 15047-1-AP) were purchased from ProteinTech Group, Inc. (Wuhan, China).
Techniques: Gene Expression, Quantitative RT-PCR, Standard Deviation, Western Blot, Expressing, Control, Reverse Transcription, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction